Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two has built a devoted audience in the US on Philo among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 694 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Benicio del Toro sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Philo whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Che: Part Two is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The writing in Che: Part Two treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. Benicio del Toro and Carlos Bardem lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2008. The performances in Che: Part Two do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Che: Part Two. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Benicio del Toro's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.